877 Attack (1/2)
”Roar! Roar!”
All of Pirate King City seemed to come alive in an instant.
The ground trembled, cracking layer upon layer. From within, a roar that sounded as though it came from ancient times boomed.
Countless pirates and merchants were seized with panic while trying to escape, but they had no idea where to go.
This was because the tremors were affecting the entire island.
Even the port had an enormous whirlpool emerge. It was like a black hole that was engulfing large amounts of seawater and ships.
Edward seemed to recall something. ”Looks like… the rumors are true. Pirate King City is built on the body of an immensely enormous sea monster…”
”Heh… That's indeed the case. All of Pirate King City is built on an island turtle. An ordinary island turtle already has an enormous body, but this Island Turtle King is like a gigantic island and sleeps for over a hundred years each time… After making a contract with King's Throne, it became the cornerstone of Pirate King City!”
The old pirate, who was the commander of the guards, sneered. ”You're currently on our territory… and still dared to wantonly trample the rules. We guardians will let you know the wrath of pirates!”
”Hehe…” Fang Yuan remained calm amid the tremors and had a mocking look on his face when he looked at the old pirate. ”A bunch of retired old fogeys who still want to be at the front of the stage. Do you think being a pirate is like a child playing pretend? Dream on!”
The old pirate's expression turned cold. ”When the Island Turtle King completely awakens and reinforcements arrive, I hope you're still able to laugh…”
At that moment, the gem on the necklace in front of his chest twinkled. Suddenly, it projected a screen that showed a few old pirates around a round table.
”Golden Ocean's Pirate Governor Edward and Arcane Trickster Roche… Due to your actions, you shall face the wrath of the entire Pirate King City… in the name of the Pirate Alliance and Pirate King City's guardians!”
”Noisy!”
Fang Yuan pounced forward and stretched out his hand, immediately grabbing the necklace.
The commander of the old pirates retreated into the crowd and roared, ”Kill them!”
Kaboom!
The ground shook even more violently.
Amid the loud bangs, the ground split open, and a couple of enormous creatures climbed out.
They were creatures that lived on the Island Turtle King's body, and they had a relationship that was similar to hippopotamuses and Egyptian plovers. Because they felt the Island Turtle King's wrath, they immediately appeared and attacked Fang Yuan.
…
At the same time, in a secret room…
Like old wolves gathering together, a few old pirates with a glint of cunningness in their eyes sat in a circle.
”Those pirate governors were too careless! To think they actually fell prey to Edward and Roche's plot!”
”I sensed ripples in space. It shouldn't be complete annihilation. There should be a few who slipped through the net…”
”That doesn't matter. We must immediately deal with Edward and Roche to uphold the dignity of our Pirate King City…”
”We've already woken up the Island Turtle King, and the ships docked at the port are unable to move, aside from legendary pirate ships of course… If by any chance Kingsman is still alive and he returns to Sea God, that will be greatly troublesome!”
”So what if it's troublesome? We must deal with it! Pirates can't be in disunity, and the ultimate decision-maker must be us!”
”Yes, first kill Edward and that Roche, then snatch and take possession of all of the legendary pirate ships!”
”Immediately activate King's Throne. Even if we only have partial control over it, we can still order the sea monsters to crush these audacious pirates…”
…
Numerous resolutions were formed and sent out through various channels.
They were the behind-the-scenes masters of Pirate King City, the five elders who truly had supreme authority over the Pirate Alliance.
Some of them were even retired pirate governors.
They did not have good impressions of Edward and Fang Yuan, these two youngsters who were in a rush to seize power.
So naturally, they had to muster all strength to eliminate them.
Some of their eyes were even emitting flames.
The loyalty of pirates was a joke.
Edward was confident he could take over the pirate governors' remaining forces, and of course, so were they.
As long as they got rid of Edward and Fang Yuan, these two last unstable factors, and subdued the pirates that had luckily escaped, Pirate King City could immediately unify the oceans and become the true king of pirates!
On this thought, even for them, they could not help having their eyes turn red and their breaths become heavy.
At this moment, a crystal on the wooden table in the meeting room suddenly shattered.
They were in the dark about the situation on the battlefield.
”They think that by destroying a surveillance eye that we would have no other means?”
One of the old pirates had a gloomy expression and pressed a mechanism on one of his crutches.
Immediately, an even clearer screen emerged in front of the old men.
”This is…”
On the screen, Arcane Trickster Roche was strolling confidently with a necklace in his hands while sea monsters attacked him from all sides. He looked over with delight as though he had seen his prey. ”Found it!”
”Found… what?”
The five pirate elders exchanged glances, their hearts palpitating with uneasiness.
Kaboom!
The next moment, an enormous steel foot stomped on the roof, and the roof came crashing down.
These old fellows dodged too late and instantly became a pile of mincemeat.